Awesome Videos

Shadowman39 sure has a lot of K’NEX (and time on his hands), as he managed to build a full-scale, fully-functional Skee-Ball machine using only the plastic construction toys (and a few rubber bands.)

Violinist Lindsey Stirling and her band rock out this energetic and emotionally-charged rendition of Phantom of the Opera in this video by Devin Supertramp, Chris McClain and Jace Leroy.

We’d like to think that our dads would go H.A.M. like Liam Neeson’s character in Taken if we were kidnapped, but let’s face it. Our story would be more or less like this video.

Very brief but touching footage of citizens of Warsaw, Poland. Every August 1st, the citizens pause for a minute to remember the fallen soldiers and victims of the tragic Warsaw Uprising.

(NSFW) Peter Moses and Frank Cappello’s pitch-perfect parody of the polarizing HBO series Girls. It’s like Less Than Zero, except instead of doing drugs, people whine all the time.

Despite it’s simplicity, we’ve always enjoyed the old shell game trick. Here, an handmade automaton manages to mess with our heads as it performs the familiar trick whenever its crank is turned.

Reacting to its cable dispute with Dish, AMC held a quirky protest. The channel flexed its production muscles and dropped zombies in the middle of New York City, to the chagrin of Liberty Guy.

No one is really sure how the horrible affliction documented here by enchufe.tv got started but we’re willing to conjecture that rage-face infected chimps might have had something to do with it.

Alex Farnham imagines how other celebrities – including fictional ones – might have auditioned for The Dark Knight Rises. We would’ve wanted to see Jack Sparrow match wits with the Joker.

Athlete, rebel, poet. The personification of swagger, with the skills to back it up. Team USA pays tribute to The Greatest by commissioning DJ Steve Porter’s goose bump inducing remix.

He may not have this kid’s ankle breaking moves – nor does he have ankles – but this walrus shows surprising agility and flair as he and his trainer dance to Smooth Criminal. No moonwalks though.

Gas drilling has allegedly caused methane gas to leech into the water in some PA homes, as is dramatically demonstrated in this clip. Supposedly, it’s still safe to drink, just don’t light a match.

Adweek compiled the Cannes Lions awardees for 2011-2012. We’ve shared some of them, but we missed this series by Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi. It’s so true it’s not even funny.

A woman attempts to board a Boston subway escalator while riding on her motorized wheelchair. It’s OK to laugh because nobody was injured in this act of blatant stupidity. Animated gif here.

Oh hi! Welcome to E.T.’s presentation. The 30-year old, 3,400lbs. Pacific Walrus is one of the stars of the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Here he is making various sounds, including whistling.

(NSFW: Language) YouTuber MajamiHiroz imagines what Grand Theft Auto: Vice City would look like if it was released in 1988 on the Commodore 64. Spoiler alert: The video is of the final mission.

Comedian David Mitchell reminds us of the pedestrian origin of the name “Great Britain”: it’s about size, not quality. But he does explain that its citizens are great. In a roundabout way.

You’d think that divers would have learned their lesson. You never want to leave your camera for even a second when there are sharks around. Best comment: “he took it to a prawn shop.”

Tom Waits sounds more like Cookie Monster nowadays, but in his younger years his growl had a mischievous ring to it, one that you’ll recognize is a dead ringer for Heath Ledger’s Joker voice.

At what point does technology that’s meant to enhance our lives start worsening it? A short film by Eran May-raz and Daniel Lazo, Sight is a pessimistic take on our dependence on technology.

We’re not sure what this cat is up to, but it looks like he’s got work to do so we won’t bother him. That said, if you happen to see him around, tell him we have some vacuuming we need done.

Mario and Fafa debate the pros and cons of the Olympics, along with the veritable explosion of new events and media coverage in recent years. And they have a proposal for how to solve the problem.

The Olympics has birthed a new hero, but she’s not an athlete. She’s a gold medalist in British humor. Imagine what she’ll say when she sees that her video was taken vertically.